An apparatus for milking an animal and provides a milking parlor includes first and second robotic manipulation devices and a plurality of milking stalls provided on a platform moveable relative to the robotic manipulation devices. A second hydraulic pump and a third valve control low pressure fluid from the second pump to the hydraulic motor casing. A controller causes the network to transition between first and second operation modes. The apparatus according to the invention is able to suppress a wobble introduced by the data carrier when rotated.